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Refugee Rights

September 3, 2017 News Release

China: Redoubling Crackdowns on Fleeing North Koreans
LGBT Rights

August 4, 2017 News Release

South Korea: Supreme Court Affirms LGBT Rights
Detention Centers

June 29, 2017 News Release

South Korea: Seek Help for North Korean Refugees in China

Reports More Reports

September 23, 2009

Returned to Risk

Deportation of HIV-Positive Migrants
August 2, 2007

The US-Korea Free Trade Agreement

Annex 22-B: A Missed Opportunity on Workers’ Rights in North Korea
March 5, 2007

North Korea: Harsher Policies against Border-Crossers

News

June 20, 2017 Letter

Human Rights Watch Submission on South Korea to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
May 9, 2017 News Release

South Korea: Moon Should Uphold Rights at Home and Abroad
May 5, 2017 Commentary

South Korea Should Get Real on HIV

Courtney Tran
John Gardner Fellow, Health and Human Rights Division

Published In: Korea JoongAng Daily
May 1, 2017 Commentary

South Korea’s Military ‘Sodomy Law’ Should Go

Kyle Knight
Researcher, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program

Published In: CNN
March 30, 2017 UPR

Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of South Korea
February 24, 2017 Letter

Member States should call for strong measures to advance accountability in North Korea
February 17, 2017 Dispatches

South Korea Backslides on Sex Education

Kyle Knight
Researcher, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program
January 30, 2017 News Release

Philippines: Police ‘Drug War’ Killings Need Independent Probe
January 24, 2017 Dispatches

Deadly Milestone in Philippines’ Abusive ‘Drug War’

Phelim Kine
Deputy Director, Asia Division
January 19, 2017 Dispatches

Tentacles of Philippine Police Killings Spread

Phelim Kine
Deputy Director, Asia Division
November 10, 2016 Commentary

Abortion should not be a crime

Heather Barr
Senior Researcher, Women's Rights Division

Published In: The Korea Times
September 29, 2016 Dispatches

South Korea Activist Dies After Water Cannon Attack

Phil Robertson
Deputy Director, Asia Division

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World Report 2007

South Korea

Our People

Phil Robertson

Deputy Director, Asia Division Reaproy

Heather Barr

Senior Researcher, Women's Rights Division heatherbarr1

Kyle Knight

Researcher, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program knightktm

Pollution Kills Millions of People Each Year: Daily Brief

Daily Brief

October 20, 2017

Pollution kills millions of people each year; Sexual violence in Kenya; Iraqi civilians killed in fighting; Migrants abused in Libya; Criminal sanctions for Polish protesters; Human rights in Pakistan; Refugees on Manus Island face mental health issues; Will Britain challenge Turkey on torture?; UN urges China to release activists.